In this article, France confuses steroids with non-steroidal anti-inflamatories.  The ignorance of this is unimaginable.

Steroids, long ago, were found to be dangerous during viral infections.  They are great for inflammation but make both viral and bacterial infections worse.

The French don’t recognize this or failed to address it and fail to supply any support for their ban on Ibuprofen.  It is the ‘go to’ treatment in the US for children and adults for pain and inflammation due to viral infections but France just banned it for COVID, saying it makes things worse.

We aren’t sure we believe them as their information came with serious flaws.

The use of the term “paracetamol” which typically describes a blend of tylenol and opiates, typically Oxycodone or Hydrocodone, refers to medications unavailable in much of the world and dangerous to those at risk of liver damage.

Thus far, no one in the US can think of any medical reason for the French statement but VT never advises the use of Acetaminophen because an overdose will absolutely kill you dead as a door nail.

France Warns Against Use of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs to Tackle Coronavirus